Events
2010s
2010s
Image Description - A photograph of The Lab production by Full Ciurcle Theatre Company who are an associate company at ARC Stockton. This learning disabled ensemble create all their own original work. There is a sci-fi feel to the photo with a large white lab at the back of the stage. Two figures in dark boiler suits and large alien masks take centre stage in a powerful image reaching one arm upwards. In the back ground is an actor in a white sci-fi coat and trousers with a black spiky haired wig on.
2010s Come On Down Festival established– Headway Arts. Annual learning disability arts festival, Blyth, Northumberland
An annual festival celebrating learning disability art and culture from across the region. Usually taking place over 2-3 days, learning disabled artists gather in the Artspace and take part in activities, watch films and performances, view exhibitions, meet each other and eat together.
An annual festival celebrating learning disability art and culture from across the region. Usually taking place over 2-3 days, learning disabled artists gather in the Artspace and take part in activities, watch films and performances, view exhibitions, meet each other and eat together.
2010 The Rotting Spot by Valerie Laws
Publication and launch of Valerie's debut crime novel.
Publication and launch of Valerie's debut crime novel.
2010 Coal Dust Whispers Song by Alison Carr performed at Bishop Auckland Town Hall
An intimate drama exploring the personal, geographical and political landscapes of a Country Durham in decline.
An intimate drama exploring the personal, geographical and political landscapes of a Country Durham in decline.
2011 Little Cog disabled led theatre company set up in Tees Valley
2011 Arcadea developed The Hub
After diversifying its purpose as an organisation under the directorship of Geof Armstrong Arcadea developed the Hub which is an arts resource for learning disabled people to take part in arts activity with professional artists.
After diversifying its purpose as an organisation under the directorship of Geof Armstrong Arcadea developed the Hub which is an arts resource for learning disabled people to take part in arts activity with professional artists.
2012 Next Swan Down the River Might Be Black by sean burn Tour and playscript published
The play examines the precarious relationship between three women and sheds some light on the complexities of psychiatric care in the 21st century... poetic and often distressing... --The Stage
sean burn's plays have been staged by a number of companies across Europe and in the UK. His thirty short films have received screenings worldwide, as well as at Tate Modern and National Film Theatre Studios, London. The latest - Widescream - was joint winner of 2010's Old Vic short monologue competition. His latest solo show - Bastilles England - taking poet John Clare's asylum break out and five day walk to freedom in 1841 has toured internationally.
The play examines the precarious relationship between three women and sheds some light on the complexities of psychiatric care in the 21st century... poetic and often distressing... --The Stage
sean burn's plays have been staged by a number of companies across Europe and in the UK. His thirty short films have received screenings worldwide, as well as at Tate Modern and National Film Theatre Studios, London. The latest - Widescream - was joint winner of 2010's Old Vic short monologue competition. His latest solo show - Bastilles England - taking poet John Clare's asylum break out and five day walk to freedom in 1841 has toured internationally.
2012 Motion Disabled Simon McKeown
Motion Disabled is a digital exploration of the bodies - the biological pathologies - of people who are physically different. The work makes use of motion capture, a technique more commonly associated with feature films and computer games, along with 3D animation to create a kinetic connection with the human form - beautiful everyday movements highlighting all the intricacies and uniqueness of each person's physicality. The body of work has taken place over many years and has been presented in a variety of forms and scales. Motion Disabled Award Winning Exibition by Simon Mckeown
Motion Disabled is a digital exploration of the bodies - the biological pathologies - of people who are physically different. The work makes use of motion capture, a technique more commonly associated with feature films and computer games, along with 3D animation to create a kinetic connection with the human form - beautiful everyday movements highlighting all the intricacies and uniqueness of each person's physicality. The body of work has taken place over many years and has been presented in a variety of forms and scales. Motion Disabled Award Winning Exibition by Simon Mckeown
2012 Graeae Theatre and La Fura Dels Baus Prometheus Awakes co-commissioned for Stockton International Riverside Festival and GDIF
Created by Graeae, the boldly inventive disabled-led theatre company, in collaboration with Catalan masters of visual magnificence, La Fura dels Baus, Prometheus Awakes will inspire audiences with extraordinary stagecraft, giant puppets, mass choreography and special effects. Co-directed by Amit Sharma and Pera Tantiñá featuring large-scale digital projections by Simon McKeown, choreography by Darshan Singh Bhuller and original composition by Jules Maxwell, Prometheus Awakes will be the first ever large-scale outdoor theatre production in this country that is led by disabled artists.
Created by Graeae, the boldly inventive disabled-led theatre company, in collaboration with Catalan masters of visual magnificence, La Fura dels Baus, Prometheus Awakes will inspire audiences with extraordinary stagecraft, giant puppets, mass choreography and special effects. Co-directed by Amit Sharma and Pera Tantiñá featuring large-scale digital projections by Simon McKeown, choreography by Darshan Singh Bhuller and original composition by Jules Maxwell, Prometheus Awakes will be the first ever large-scale outdoor theatre production in this country that is led by disabled artists.
2012 Leaving Limbo Landing Caroline Bowditch
Leaving Limbo Landingwas an ambitious outdoor dance and aerial production, performed in air, in water and on land exploring journey, placement, displacement, settling, arrivals and departures. A visually arresting and poetic exploration about why we choose to leave or stay. Inspired by choreographer Caroline Bowditch’s personal move from Australia to the UK, as well as stories from others from across the globe. These individuals’ stories of choosing (or not) where to settle are brought to life by a powerful all female cast of dancers and aerialists. As part of the development of the project Caroline interviewed and photographed 12 east Londoners – some of which have always lived in east London, some that had chosen to move there, and some that were forced to move there.. They shared their stories and experiences which formed a photographic and sound exhibition that was shown in 2011 at the View Tube overlooking the Olympic Park and at Southbank Centre as part of Unlimited Festival.
Leaving Limbo Landingwas an ambitious outdoor dance and aerial production, performed in air, in water and on land exploring journey, placement, displacement, settling, arrivals and departures. A visually arresting and poetic exploration about why we choose to leave or stay. Inspired by choreographer Caroline Bowditch’s personal move from Australia to the UK, as well as stories from others from across the globe. These individuals’ stories of choosing (or not) where to settle are brought to life by a powerful all female cast of dancers and aerialists. As part of the development of the project Caroline interviewed and photographed 12 east Londoners – some of which have always lived in east London, some that had chosen to move there, and some that were forced to move there.. They shared their stories and experiences which formed a photographic and sound exhibition that was shown in 2011 at the View Tube overlooking the Olympic Park and at Southbank Centre as part of Unlimited Festival.
2013 The Lab – Full Circle Theatre Company
The Lab (pictured above) was an exciting piece of physical theatre created in the first collaboration between Little Cog and Full Circle Drama Group. The audience is invited to enter Compound 49, a top secret laboratory and research centre dedicated to detecting alien life forms. A team of dedicated scientists have been given a strange device of unknown origin. With a strong soundtrack, events unfold through the performers skill in mask work, physical theatre and live feed news reporting. However not everything is what it seems, the planet is at risk, who can save it?
The Lab (pictured above) was an exciting piece of physical theatre created in the first collaboration between Little Cog and Full Circle Drama Group. The audience is invited to enter Compound 49, a top secret laboratory and research centre dedicated to detecting alien life forms. A team of dedicated scientists have been given a strange device of unknown origin. With a strong soundtrack, events unfold through the performers skill in mask work, physical theatre and live feed news reporting. However not everything is what it seems, the planet is at risk, who can save it?
2013-2014 Collector of Tears by sean burn - touring theatre production and publication
Collector of tears is a poetic and epic love story spanning over four hundred years, told by Tanya Sealt, a young woman who cannot age until she has cried. Instead Sunderland-born Tanya collects tears from the people she encounters during moments of radical English history, passionately learning to fight for human rights and understanding her own sexuality forged in relationships with men and women across time.Wherever she goes she carries with her an amazing collection of glass tear-bottles, through which she reveals each unique and moving story of the tears’ owners. Ultimately this hauntingly lyrical play is about humanity, human rights and the universality of love and specifically reaches out to LGBT communities.
Collector of tears is a poetic and epic love story spanning over four hundred years, told by Tanya Sealt, a young woman who cannot age until she has cried. Instead Sunderland-born Tanya collects tears from the people she encounters during moments of radical English history, passionately learning to fight for human rights and understanding her own sexuality forged in relationships with men and women across time.Wherever she goes she carries with her an amazing collection of glass tear-bottles, through which she reveals each unique and moving story of the tears’ owners. Ultimately this hauntingly lyrical play is about humanity, human rights and the universality of love and specifically reaches out to LGBT communities.
2014 The Art Of Not Getting Lost by Vici Wreford-Sinnott (Regional Tour)
At some point in our lives, one in four people will experience some form of mental health distress. That means that you’re more than likely to know someone who suffers from some form of mental health problem. Despite the fact that it’s such a common occurrence, though, and that mental health issues do not (and should not) define who we are as people, there are still an absolute multitude of negative perceptions and stereotypes surrounding people with these issues. In The Art of Not Getting Lost, writer and director Vici Wreford-Sinnott is attempting to draw attention to our own perceptions and the fact that, at some points in our lives, we can all be lost and want to make our mark on the world in any way possible. Within it, everyone and no-one have made their home in the hidden tunnels of Bakerloo Station, creating their own, fictional, Lost Property department. But the question is: are they hiding or are they being hidden? The Art of Not Getting Lost promises to be an enlightening and engaging examination into social attitudes surrounding our own mental state of mind.
At some point in our lives, one in four people will experience some form of mental health distress. That means that you’re more than likely to know someone who suffers from some form of mental health problem. Despite the fact that it’s such a common occurrence, though, and that mental health issues do not (and should not) define who we are as people, there are still an absolute multitude of negative perceptions and stereotypes surrounding people with these issues. In The Art of Not Getting Lost, writer and director Vici Wreford-Sinnott is attempting to draw attention to our own perceptions and the fact that, at some points in our lives, we can all be lost and want to make our mark on the world in any way possible. Within it, everyone and no-one have made their home in the hidden tunnels of Bakerloo Station, creating their own, fictional, Lost Property department. But the question is: are they hiding or are they being hidden? The Art of Not Getting Lost promises to be an enlightening and engaging examination into social attitudes surrounding our own mental state of mind.
2014 Matryoshka by Alison Carr performed at ARC Stockton and Bishop Auckland
A family of women are trapped in an attic and as they explore their own relationships and experiences they also re-enact scenes from the time of the Russian Revolution at the time of World War 1, focussing on the Romanov princesses, men in the shadows, the voice of the landscape, and the starving peasants who were forcibly moved around the country in mass social cleansing. The voices of dissent have been silenced through the years and this seems particularly pertinent today in 21st century Britain. The piece explores the crushing of one identity by huge change and the emergence of new identities. In addition to the historical and contemporary contexts Alison interweves her own experience of disability and the prejudice and harrassment she has experienced. The piece was first performed at ARC Stockton by Alison Carr, Ree Collins, Eleanor Crawford, and Jackie Phillips.
A family of women are trapped in an attic and as they explore their own relationships and experiences they also re-enact scenes from the time of the Russian Revolution at the time of World War 1, focussing on the Romanov princesses, men in the shadows, the voice of the landscape, and the starving peasants who were forcibly moved around the country in mass social cleansing. The voices of dissent have been silenced through the years and this seems particularly pertinent today in 21st century Britain. The piece explores the crushing of one identity by huge change and the emergence of new identities. In addition to the historical and contemporary contexts Alison interweves her own experience of disability and the prejudice and harrassment she has experienced. The piece was first performed at ARC Stockton by Alison Carr, Ree Collins, Eleanor Crawford, and Jackie Phillips.
2015-2018 Cultural Shift at ARC Stockton
Cultural Shift was a disabled-led strategic project funded by Spirit of 2012 and delivered by Little Cog in partnership with ARC.
It involved a three year programme of artistic activity led by disabled people. It aimed to ensure that the extraordinary voices of disabled people were heard and the incredibly diverse art created by disabled people was valued as equal in our cultural landscape. We set out to challenge perceptions, create new opportunities and introduce new people to the work of disabled artists. Under the leadership of Vici Wreford-Sinnott, artistic director of Little Cog, the programme transformed the way ARC thought about disability. It helped us embed disability equality into all aspects of the organisation, and enriched our programme through the presentation of disabled-led work.
Read more about the programme in this Report
Cultural Shift was a disabled-led strategic project funded by Spirit of 2012 and delivered by Little Cog in partnership with ARC.
It involved a three year programme of artistic activity led by disabled people. It aimed to ensure that the extraordinary voices of disabled people were heard and the incredibly diverse art created by disabled people was valued as equal in our cultural landscape. We set out to challenge perceptions, create new opportunities and introduce new people to the work of disabled artists. Under the leadership of Vici Wreford-Sinnott, artistic director of Little Cog, the programme transformed the way ARC thought about disability. It helped us embed disability equality into all aspects of the organisation, and enriched our programme through the presentation of disabled-led work.
Read more about the programme in this Report
2015 Out of the Shadows - Full Circle Theatre Company
A world where suitcases and umbrellas become airships and trains stations. A journey into the woods, down the tracks and up in the air, allows Full Circle to explore who is in the shadows and what secret worlds are bubbling just below the surface.
Inventive and highly visual, captivating strong imagery through projection and shadow reveal the human stories at the heart of this piece.
A world where suitcases and umbrellas become airships and trains stations. A journey into the woods, down the tracks and up in the air, allows Full Circle to explore who is in the shadows and what secret worlds are bubbling just below the surface.
Inventive and highly visual, captivating strong imagery through projection and shadow reveal the human stories at the heart of this piece.
2015-2016 Butterfly by Vici Wreford-Sinnott - national tour starring Jacqueline Phillips.
This piece is a one person show and was named Best One Person show by the British Theatre Guide. The piece challenged the development of stigma around mental health over the years.
This piece is a one person show and was named Best One Person show by the British Theatre Guide. The piece challenged the development of stigma around mental health over the years.
2015 Arctic Piranha Club Nights set up at ARC Stockton by and for learning disabled people
This amazing club night has come about at the request of learning disabled people in the Tees Valley who are looking for somewhere safe to enjoy a night-clubbing experience. It was conceived and designed by disabled people who came up with the name and also the themes for the night. They all pick the playlist, the bands, the props, the menu and even the recipes for a piranha cocktail and mocktail. You can even learn the words and dance moves to the Arctic Piranha Song! The club night is designed to be a safe space, with a chill out area.
This amazing club night has come about at the request of learning disabled people in the Tees Valley who are looking for somewhere safe to enjoy a night-clubbing experience. It was conceived and designed by disabled people who came up with the name and also the themes for the night. They all pick the playlist, the bands, the props, the menu and even the recipes for a piranha cocktail and mocktail. You can even learn the words and dance moves to the Arctic Piranha Song! The club night is designed to be a safe space, with a chill out area.
2016-2017 Still Alone in her Voices by gobscure
This is a haunting exhibition spiralling out of our lived experiences of what is sometimes labelled 'psychosis'. twelve large panels are covered in overlayered, unreadable stream-ov-consciousness charcoal writings which then have new poetry erased out of them - our voice is constantly being erased & so we have to write ourselves back in. exhibited in multiple ways across europe.
This is a haunting exhibition spiralling out of our lived experiences of what is sometimes labelled 'psychosis'. twelve large panels are covered in overlayered, unreadable stream-ov-consciousness charcoal writings which then have new poetry erased out of them - our voice is constantly being erased & so we have to write ourselves back in. exhibited in multiple ways across europe.
2016 The Keepers - Full Circle Theatre Company. ARC Stockton
The Keepers explores what it’s like to have no voice and few choices, cleverly looking into the places we are all given in society. The actors were inspired by a book called ‘No Going Back’, where a group of learning disabled storytellers looked into the experiences of disabled people and wanted to tell the stories to make sure they weren’t forgotten. This really struck a chord with Full Circle actors and devisers, who are just the same, having spent 9 years developing their own unique style of theatre and being committed to ensuring that learning disabled people are visible in both our communities and also in wider society. They created their own fictional piece of work.
The Keepers explores what it’s like to have no voice and few choices, cleverly looking into the places we are all given in society. The actors were inspired by a book called ‘No Going Back’, where a group of learning disabled storytellers looked into the experiences of disabled people and wanted to tell the stories to make sure they weren’t forgotten. This really struck a chord with Full Circle actors and devisers, who are just the same, having spent 9 years developing their own unique style of theatre and being committed to ensuring that learning disabled people are visible in both our communities and also in wider society. They created their own fictional piece of work.
2017 D-Formed by Kev Howard – Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough A groundbreaking and thought provoking exhibition with over 30,000 visitors.
The exhibition sees Howard turn the camera on himself, exploring his lived experience of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) – a term used to describe over 300 conditions that cause multiple curved joints in areas of the body at birth. Howard has had 55 major operations as a result of AMC. In this exhibition he explores the disabled body as a sculptural form.
The exhibition sees Howard turn the camera on himself, exploring his lived experience of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) – a term used to describe over 300 conditions that cause multiple curved joints in areas of the body at birth. Howard has had 55 major operations as a result of AMC. In this exhibition he explores the disabled body as a sculptural form.
2017 Between Stillness and Storm – touring festival piece Aidan Moesby, commissioned by Unlimited Impact and Northern Festivals Network
Aidan Moesby believes we are at a dual crisis in Climate Change and Mental Health. This work is an outdoor sculptural installation, creatively repurposing weather-sensing equipment such as balloons, anemometers and solar panels to meditate on states of well-being, and how we use the weather to talk about our inner, emotional and mental, health.
Aidan Moesby believes we are at a dual crisis in Climate Change and Mental Health. This work is an outdoor sculptural installation, creatively repurposing weather-sensing equipment such as balloons, anemometers and solar panels to meditate on states of well-being, and how we use the weather to talk about our inner, emotional and mental, health.
2018 Interrogating Disability – North East based Aidan Moseby curated a discussion interrogating the arts world and the place disability does or doesn’t have within it.
2018 In the Middle of Our Street - Full Circle Theatre Company
A 'dream-big' project as the company decided that they wanted to experience touring their work for the first time and developed new partnerships with Washington Arts Centre and the Centre for Excellence in the Arts in Hartlepool. The show brought the domestic world of learning disability to the stage and followed the group as they took their ideas to Parliament
A 'dream-big' project as the company decided that they wanted to experience touring their work for the first time and developed new partnerships with Washington Arts Centre and the Centre for Excellence in the Arts in Hartlepool. The show brought the domestic world of learning disability to the stage and followed the group as they took their ideas to Parliament
2018 This is Not For You – Graeae Theatre Company at SIRF
Another spectacular and powerful outdoor piece from Graeae working with disabled veterans.
Another spectacular and powerful outdoor piece from Graeae working with disabled veterans.
2018 Lighthouse - written and directed by Vici Wreford-Sinnott and starring Colly Metcalfe and Jenny Lisky.
This piece is a bi-lingual BSL and spoken English piece and also starred Faye Alvi as BSL performer. Premiered at ARC Stockton as part of Cultural Shift.
This piece is a bi-lingual BSL and spoken English piece and also starred Faye Alvi as BSL performer. Premiered at ARC Stockton as part of Cultural Shift.
2018 The Lawnmowers Arts Centre Opened – Pelaw, Gateshead
2018 You’re Just Little by Hello Little Lady
Exhibition at Spectrum Cultural Hub, Co Durham. The exhibition coincided with Dawrfism Awareness Month and the work revealed the challenges, obstacles and societal assumptions people with Dwarfism face on a daily basis
Exhibition at Spectrum Cultural Hub, Co Durham. The exhibition coincided with Dawrfism Awareness Month and the work revealed the challenges, obstacles and societal assumptions people with Dwarfism face on a daily basis
2018 - 2019 Lisette Auton guest editorship at Disability Arts Online
Lisette curated a fascinating editorship with many commissions of new and emerging writers covering a wide range of disability arts topics. Yu can find out more here:
Lisette Auton's Guest Editorship - Disability Arts Online
Lisette curated a fascinating editorship with many commissions of new and emerging writers covering a wide range of disability arts topics. Yu can find out more here:
Lisette Auton's Guest Editorship - Disability Arts Online
2019 Rose Carved in Rain – gobscure research for piece for 2020+
barely surviving a homeless hostel after our worst sectioning we discovered sergei parajanov's film colour of pomegranates. parajanov was an incredible artist/film-maker from literal transcaucasia. indo-european languages were birthed here. the soviet union imprisoned him because of his bisexuality, causing huge mental distress / trauma yet his childlike wonder couldn't be silenced. we share so much with this fat-mad-bisexual-big-kid-dissident. performing and making visuals / sound as gobscure, writing as burn, we use plural as reflection of our broken-mind. rose carved in rain draws on childhood wisdoms and big-kid dissent in a highly visual performance. we all need our dreams back.
barely surviving a homeless hostel after our worst sectioning we discovered sergei parajanov's film colour of pomegranates. parajanov was an incredible artist/film-maker from literal transcaucasia. indo-european languages were birthed here. the soviet union imprisoned him because of his bisexuality, causing huge mental distress / trauma yet his childlike wonder couldn't be silenced. we share so much with this fat-mad-bisexual-big-kid-dissident. performing and making visuals / sound as gobscure, writing as burn, we use plural as reflection of our broken-mind. rose carved in rain draws on childhood wisdoms and big-kid dissent in a highly visual performance. we all need our dreams back.
2019 The Little Shed of Forgotten Dreams, Artrium Arts Centre – Hartlepool Waterfront Festival commission for Vici Wreford-Sinnott and Lisette Auton.
A series of workshops to create a mini living museum in a garden shed from the artefacts, memories and inventions of the artists at The Artrium.
A series of workshops to create a mini living museum in a garden shed from the artefacts, memories and inventions of the artists at The Artrium.
2019-2021 Provoked to Madness by the Brutality of Wealth – gobscure
a homeless hostel ‘support worker’ once said ‘what dya need books for yr homeless?’ our revenge was thirteen years of reading, graduating from the open university, 2016.
this highly visual performance is all about asking questions, regaining our voices, ‘rewriting the future.’
we kick the bucket, demonstrate how red tape saves lives, ask is the money happy?, offer creative resistances and ultimately estate-agent plastic gets turned into a wee home lit by a book.
a homeless hostel ‘support worker’ once said ‘what dya need books for yr homeless?’ our revenge was thirteen years of reading, graduating from the open university, 2016.
this highly visual performance is all about asking questions, regaining our voices, ‘rewriting the future.’
we kick the bucket, demonstrate how red tape saves lives, ask is the money happy?, offer creative resistances and ultimately estate-agent plastic gets turned into a wee home lit by a book.
2019 Let’s Discuss Disability Symposium and Exhibition Thought Foundation, Birtley.
Curated by Drew White. A series of events and conversations about disability. Exhibiting artists included Kev Howard, Simon McKeown, Hello Little Lady, Lisette Auton,Deborah Humm and Danni Gilbert (AKA IAMI Creative)
Curated by Drew White. A series of events and conversations about disability. Exhibiting artists included Kev Howard, Simon McKeown, Hello Little Lady, Lisette Auton,Deborah Humm and Danni Gilbert (AKA IAMI Creative)
2019 An Evening with Lisette Auton at Let’s Discuss Disability Symposium with guests
An evening with Lisette Auton - a night of celebration, of art and words, of performances, open mic, quizzes, a range of food and drinks (fully licenced if that floats your boat) and, most importantly, a bit of cake on the side.
An evening with Lisette Auton - a night of celebration, of art and words, of performances, open mic, quizzes, a range of food and drinks (fully licenced if that floats your boat) and, most importantly, a bit of cake on the side.
2019 Joey by sean burn working with Selma Dimitrijevic from Grayscale theatre company as director. Tour and publication.
joey is a high octane monologue about multiple possibilities for survival, they’ve travelled far and wide, joeys travelling still. ‘The similarities to now are searing. The UK has a hard-right government. There are savage cuts in welfare and wages against a backdrop of race hate, riots, hunger strikes and ‘punk’ – the voiceless youths’ call to arms to resist suppression. Joey is the story of three teenagers growing up in care. Towards the end of their childhood, disabled author Joey Deacon goes on BBC TV’s Blue Peter and overnight ‘joey’ becomes a term of abuse in schoolyards across the country.’ – Disability Arts Online
joey is a high octane monologue about multiple possibilities for survival, they’ve travelled far and wide, joeys travelling still. ‘The similarities to now are searing. The UK has a hard-right government. There are savage cuts in welfare and wages against a backdrop of race hate, riots, hunger strikes and ‘punk’ – the voiceless youths’ call to arms to resist suppression. Joey is the story of three teenagers growing up in care. Towards the end of their childhood, disabled author Joey Deacon goes on BBC TV’s Blue Peter and overnight ‘joey’ becomes a term of abuse in schoolyards across the country.’ – Disability Arts Online
2019 Lisette Auton and Archipelago Collaboration – Between Waves.
Lisette was selected as one of four women artists to work with the group and create a public and recorded version of the work they created together.
Lisette was selected as one of four women artists to work with the group and create a public and recorded version of the work they created together.
2019 Another England written and directed by Vici Wreford-Sinnott as part of Cultural Shift.
A national touring production which examined austerity and disabled people in a not too distant dystopia. Starring Andrew McLay and Philippa Cole.
A national touring production which examined austerity and disabled people in a not too distant dystopia. Starring Andrew McLay and Philippa Cole.
2019 Paul Miller Gingerbread Witch – award winning film and stage production for Rory Studios
Taken from his 2017 book, young twins, Anders (deaf) and Aurora (hearing) share a very special bond. They come from an old Scottish mystical village called Oban, which can be described as rural and impoverished, the village people are kind but have very little to spare, without any explanation children from the village have been disappearing for generations. One day, the twins happen to find themselves at the centre of the mystery, when they come across an enchanted artefact, but will this help with their adventure… Can they both solve the mystery? And will the strength of their special bond defy the odds?
Taken from his 2017 book, young twins, Anders (deaf) and Aurora (hearing) share a very special bond. They come from an old Scottish mystical village called Oban, which can be described as rural and impoverished, the village people are kind but have very little to spare, without any explanation children from the village have been disappearing for generations. One day, the twins happen to find themselves at the centre of the mystery, when they come across an enchanted artefact, but will this help with their adventure… Can they both solve the mystery? And will the strength of their special bond defy the odds?
2019 Newcastle Deaf Theatre
Creation of new work reflecting the experiences and ideas of Deaf people in the North East.
Creation of new work reflecting the experiences and ideas of Deaf people in the North East.
2019 Disconsortia – A DIY Disabled Artist-Led Takeover & DIY Cabaret. ARC Stockton
2 day symposium for disabled artists from the North East including a cabaret comepered by Raquelle Squelch, starring The Karen Sheader Band, Lisette Auton, Gobscure, Lady Kitt and Colly Metcalfe.
2 day symposium for disabled artists from the North East including a cabaret comepered by Raquelle Squelch, starring The Karen Sheader Band, Lisette Auton, Gobscure, Lady Kitt and Colly Metcalfe.
2019 Hand In Hand by Chisato Mimamimura with artists including Paul Miller (producer) and Colly Metcalfe (dancer) at Dance City Newcastle.
A unique exploration of Deaf and hearing culture and artists, looking at the connections between Newcastle and Japan. This project took 20 people to work together to create an evocative new piece of dance, visual art and music.
A unique exploration of Deaf and hearing culture and artists, looking at the connections between Newcastle and Japan. This project took 20 people to work together to create an evocative new piece of dance, visual art and music.
2019-2021 I was Naked Smelling of Rain – Aidan Moesby – touring theatre talk
I was Naked, Smelling of Rain explores the impact of the external physical and social weather on our internal psycho-emotional weather. We are at a critical point of the climate change and mental health crises. We are the most connected ‘on demand’ generation yet seem to have lost touch with who we are and where we fit in the world. We mediate our life through technology and screens. Are we ever truly where we are and present?
I was Naked, Smelling of Rain explores the impact of the external physical and social weather on our internal psycho-emotional weather. We are at a critical point of the climate change and mental health crises. We are the most connected ‘on demand’ generation yet seem to have lost touch with who we are and where we fit in the world. We mediate our life through technology and screens. Are we ever truly where we are and present?
2019 Discussion begin for a living archive of North East Disability Arts – On Whose Shoulders We Build.
A large undertaking to be done in phases, using initial source materials from Black Robin.
A large undertaking to be done in phases, using initial source materials from Black Robin.
PLEASE NOTE: We will be happy to add to this list but we do want you to be aware that we don't have continuous funding. The initial phase has come to an end and further updates will happen when we have the capacity to do so. We need the year, the name of the project, who was involved and a short statement about it. You can include an online link if you'd like to. Email us on info.owswb@gmail.com
